NGC 2910

 OPEN CLUSTER IN VELA   

(Image centered at: ra 09 h:30 m / dec - 52º 54')

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March 2022, Home Backyard in Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Open Cluster

APPARENT DIAMETER: 6 arc minutes

VISUAL BRIGHTNESS: 7,2

DISTANCE: 8,500 light years 

IMAGE INFORMATION1

INSTRUMENT: 8" ORION OPTICS UK (Ultra Grade Optics) w/Televue Paracorr working at at f5,75

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

MOUNT: SKY WATCHER NEQ6, OAG with Starligh Xpress Lodestar

FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set

SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - Bortle 8

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,30,30,30)

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 2910 is Open Cluster located in the central southern side of the Constellation of Vela, close the the limit with Carina. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834 from Cape Good Hope in South Africa.  The cluster contains almost 50 star members highly concentrated and covers a distance of 15 light years in diameter. Latest studies indicates 160 million years of age.